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Freshman Gomez Montesa Posts First Career Ranked Win in Bulls’ loss to No. 3 Mississippi State

February 03, 2019

STARKVILLE, Miss., Feb. 3, 2019 – Freshman, Sergio Gomez Montesa (Valencia, Spain) won the sole singles match for USF, taking down No. 78 Florian Broska, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the Bulls' 6-1 loss to No. 3 Mississippi State.
 
USF (2-4) began doubles with Jakub Wojcik (Delray Beach, Fla.) and Ivan Yatsuk (Minsk, Belarus) taking on No. 7 Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini on court two, eventually falling 6-1. Trevor Foshey and Gregor Ramskogler clinched the doubles point for the Bulldogs over freshmen Gomez Montesa and Tobias Sonne (Buenos Aires, Argentina) on court three, 6-2.
 
Mississippi State continued its streak in singles, first picking up court three against Wojcik, 6-2, 6-1, followed by court six against Sean Burnette (Wesley Chapel, Fla.), 6-1, 6-4, and court one against No. 43 Alberto Barroso-Campos (Montijo, Spain), 6-4, 6-1.
 
After the match was clinched, Gomez Montesa finished his victory over No. 78 Florian Broska on court five. He battled to a 7-6(5) tie breaker in the first set, and took down his ranked foe, 6-3, in the second set, bringing his singles record to 3-3.
 
USF's Yatsuk and Pierre Luquet (Draguignan, France) challenged opponents on courts four and two, but were unable to come out on top. Yatsuk fought to a tiebreaker but fell in straight sets,7-6(5), 6-4, against No. 93 Trevor Foshey. Luquet forced a third set against Giovanni Oradini but dropped his match, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(6).
 
Quotable
Head Coach Ashley Fisher on the loss…
"I have to give credit to Mississippi State and the way they competed. They use attitude and body language to regulate and maintain a high level of tennis and ultimately that's what today came down to. We had plenty of good moments, but we just didn't sustain them. The boys felt what it's like to play against a team that commits to every point. That's what we need to do if we want to find out how good we can be"
 
Match Results
 
Doubles Competition
1. #36 Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (MSU) vs. Alberto Barroso-Campos/Pierre Luquet (USF) 3-4 (susp.)
2. #7 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Jakub Wojcik/Ivan Yatsuk (USF) 6-1
3. Trevor Foshey/Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Sergio Gomez-Montesa/Tobias Sonne (USF) 6-2
 
Order of finish: 2,3
 
Singles Competition
1. #11 Nuno Borges (MSU) def. #43 Alberto Barroso-Campos (USF) 6-4, 6-1
2. Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(6)
3. Strahinja Rakic (MSU) def. Jakub Wojcik (USF) 6-2, 6-1
4. #93 Trevor Foshey (MSU) def. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) 7-6(5), 6-4
5. Sergio Gomez-Montesa (USF) def. #78 Florian Broska (MSU) 7-6(5), 6-3
6. Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Sean Burnette (USF) 6-1, 6-4
 
Order of finish: 3,6,1,5,4,2
 
Up Next
The Bulls are back home for the first time in five matches, as they prepare for Stetson, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. and FAU, Feb. 10 at 1:30 p.m.